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Screenshot from WaterWays Waters Journey containing two images. In the top image two women wearing life jackets stand with water behind them. The description says the photograph is of Anna Koskol – a science educator – and Amy – a high school student working at Hudson River Park. They study plastic litter on the river’s shore. In the bottom image Anna and Amy stand near an outfall, a place where wastewater and litter from a sewer pipe go into nature.
Screenshot from WaterWays Waters Journey with a photograph of a beach with illustrated trash strewn across it. Text above the photograph instructs users to drag the objects on the shore into the correct bin.
Screenshot from WaterWays Waters Journey with an illustration of a house next to a flowing river and a pond. Text above the illustration instructs users to tap all the glowing items to learn about each step on water’s journey.
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Screenshot from WaterWays Waters Journey containing four images. Text above the four images says “Let’s review what you did!” In the top left image two women wearing life jackets stand with water behind them and the description says “Found out about a problem.” In the top right image there is an illustration of a house next to a flowing river and a pond and the description says “Used a model.” In the bottom right image rain comes down on the same illustration of a house next to a flowing river and a pond and the description says “Drew your Ideas.” The bottom left image depicts an activity with circles around grass and water, and the description says “Tried out different solutions.”
Animated image of a duck in the rain within an urban setting with buildings, river, and infrastructure.

WaterWays Water’s Journey

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Part of the WaterWays series, Water’s Journey is an augmented reality experience that engages students to think like a scientist. Kids conduct a plastic debris survey, track pollution sources, discover how water moves in and out of homes, and learn how everyday choices impact the environment. Designed for grades 3 through 5 with funding from the National Institutes of Health, Water’s Journey provides 40 minutes of interactive activities and a personalized digital science journal.

What's Included
  • Subscription includes 1 child account under 1 parent account.
  • A personalized digital science journal and an augmented reality experience, accessible by phone or browser using webVR
  • 40 minutes of interactive activities where students are scientists engaged with water science and water stewardship
How to Use It
  • Water’s Journey works on any laptop, computer, or tablet. The virtual reality part can be accessed as WebVR on any web-enabled device.
  • Kids go through this experience independently reading or using the read-aloud function.
  • Kids will spend a total of approximately 40 minutes observing phenomena, gathering data, answering questions, constructing models, and developing and testing hypotheses.
Why It Works
  • Aligns with Next Generation Science Standards
  • Piloted with more than 900 children and 40 teachers over two years
  • Developed in partnership with the Wildlife Conservation Society, Hudson River Park, and the Mount Sinai Transdisciplinary Center on Early Environmental Exposures
  • In research funded by the National Institutes of Health, 76% of student respondents agreed that WaterWays helped them see themselves as a scientist.

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